'We Hate IPL'

Blame IPL has been the favourite mantra for several experts. Here are the five bitter opponents of the cash-rich league....

1. Imran Khan

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has been a vocal critic of IPL since the Pakistani cricketers were openly snubbed at the IPL auction after the 26/11 attacks. After India was decimated in England and Australia, he blamed cash-rich IPL for faulty technique and temperament of the Team India players.

2. Tony Greig

Former England captain was once a vocal critic of the league. In 2011, he called for "ending India's domination of the ICC" and blasted the idea of having a "separate window for the IPL."

3. Darrell Hair

Former Australian umpire Darrell Hair's dislike for cricketers from the subcontinent is too well-known. In a recent interview he went a step further by bizarrely linking the latest fixing controversy involving umpires to the Indian Premier League. "There have been rumours going around for ages, since the Indian Premier League started, that umpires were involved," media quoted Hair as saying.

4. Carl Hooper

The world must have forgotten this former West Indian cricketer till he suddenly joined the anti-IPL brigade. In a recent interview, he termed IPL as "one of the biggest threats facing cricket".

5. Arjuna Ranatunga

Former Sri Lankan skipper Arjuna Ranatunga's dislike for IPL is no secret. Among his several outbursts against the cash-rich league, once he termed it as a 'monster'. In April 2012, he stated that IPL can only "produce butchers and not classical cricketers". Media reports claim, Ranatunga 'lost his job' as the head of the Sri Lanka Cricket due to his opposition to IPL.